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space per·cep·tion
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Definitions related to space perception:
  • Awareness of the spatial properties of objects; includes physical space.
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    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The awareness of the spatial properties of objects; includes physical space.
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    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Space perception, process through which humans and other organisms become aware of the relative positions of their own bodies and objects around them. Space perception provides cues, such as depth and distance, that are important for movement and orientation to the environment. Human beings have...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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